Sinequa ES Standard and Assistive AI Search Renewal FY25

NASA's Shared Services Center has published a Special Notice for the renewal of Sinequa ES Standard and Assistive AI Search software for fiscal year 2025. The procurement will be conducted as a sole source contract to Sinequa by ChapsVision, located in New York, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as NASA has determined that Sinequa by ChapsVision is the only provider capable of delivering this specific AI search solution. The contract will utilize commercial acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with performance to be executed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The procurement falls under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers and PSC category DA01 for IT and telecommunications business application support services.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of NASA's intent to proceed with a sole source procurement while providing an opportunity for other organizations to demonstrate their capabilities and potentially challenge the sole source determination. Interested contractors must submit written capabilities and qualifications statements by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on June 17, 2025, to the designated points of contact Monica Wilson or Shari Trigg. The government will evaluate these submissions solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis rather than sole source. Organizations responding must demonstrate their ability to provide equivalent Sinequa ES Standard and Assistive AI Search renewal services, though the final decision to maintain the sole source approach remains at the government's discretion. Oral communications are not acceptable, and all submissions must be in writing to be considered for evaluation.